National Republican., 1887-05-14
Civil Service Scare.

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN; If on the LIST
day ofthis month 1t had been announc ed that
the smallpox or cholera in epidemic form ex.
listed in the city itwould not have created the
same fear and DESPAIR with that class of clerks
below the fourth grade and those dependent
on them for living us the action of the civil
service commission has caused by their pro-
posed examinations of clerks for promotions
fourth class and go upward. honestly aud i'm.
partially, and the unfit incumbents be dis
missed, the public would be greatly benefited,
no doubt. But this order commences with
the third class and goes downward. The pre-.
tense Is TO weed out the drones. There IS no
man Of either party that wants unfit clerks kept
IN ofhce unless 1t Is men who have worn them.
selves out by long and honest service, and no
honest man Of either party wants to see such
clerks turned out. The head of every bureau,
u he Is fit for the position-.and If he is not he
hisclerks fail In duty. and he should at once
report such clerks for dismissal and I am very
sure that the public would rather trust the
heads Of the bureaus than the civil service
commissioners for fair impartiality. If places
are wanted for Democrats who have spent the
winter roasting their shins waiting for civil
out that class of clerks, and # report be true. a
large class, that have no family to care for, and
who month by month anticipate their pay by
patronizing one of the numerous sharks Of the
city, who discount the clerks pay at 10 per
cent. per month. II would greatly benefit the
service and the morals of the city If that class
OF clerks were not only out Of office, but out of
clerks would make pegholes for quite an army
Of impecunious or rich Democrats IL preferred,
quite enough, should think, to satisfy even
the hunger of the Democratic civil service
commissioners.
1t will not be the Grass OF clerks above
named that Will be disturbed by examination.
They, as rule, have liberal education, ana
have brass enough to be used on O monkey.
That class will get the promotions. 1t is the
old, faithful, and honest clerks who think
Of nothing but doing their duty In the line OF
twenty, or thirty years OF their service % never YER
had any need Of understanding three. .fourths
OF the questions that they will now be. re.
guir;eSd S tS ar answer , They viii be questions
fraud on the honest clerk, and such fraud
that If perpetrated on even the mule would
be amenable under the law for the punish.
ment OF cruelty TO animals
Take the class of clerks that will be Affected
by this civil service order, outside of the
yagabond class before spoken Of, and there are
Helpless They are enease9 IN some bra1cS
civil service; they aim to master the duties In
that particular branch. Under the pledge of
ss e NJ Shs test
and few OF them, fear, will be able to answer
the questions asked. for the questions will be
ordered 70 make vacancies; These people
brothers or sisters to care for. and after few
years service In the departments here they
are entirely united for any other business.
They, as class, are worthy and entitled to the
sympathy OF all good people, and this very
hopeless condition If they lose the office will
greatly contribute to a failure In these exam
class clerk, said to me that his division was
now behind, and that the continued examina-
tions TO fill vacancies would keep the clerks
unfit for duty most of the time II continued.
There is nothing 30 despised by all honest
men as dishonest pretenses Judas. after kiss
ing the Saviour, went and hanged himself, ,and
the country would always have been better Off
and would be better now II all the Judases had
Saviour's day on earth.
Itisnot the college educated people that have
made this country great. 1t is energy. brains,
and common sense that rules. II Is the college
people that govern by theory. All the great
enterprises OF the country have been built up
by self made men. The colleges gave us the
present system of civil service and so far 1t Is
humbug system. The Democrat is always
known and saluted.
HAWKINS TAYLOR.
Nav 10 1857